The goal of the project is to help public authorities in Europe better reacting to terror
crises by providing effective communication strategies for the aftermath of
terror attacks.
Such attacks take place when least expected, as terrorists search for vulnerable targets across Europe and seek to spread fear and panic.
A terror attack instantly becomes breaking news in the media throughout the world. Effective recovery from such an attack depends also on a carefully planned and trained communication strategy which would restore public confidence and enable quick return to normality.
In order to effectively deal with the aftermath of terror attacks, public authorities
need
a counter-terrorism communication strategy comprised of activities aimed at the relevant audiences. This strategy needs to be trained and adapted before an attack takes place and forms an inherent part of crisis management and continuity plans. SAFE-COMMS aims to provide public authorities throughout Europe with an effective and modular communication strategy for terror crises.